Manchester United Held by Fulham as Neville Criticizes Defensive Effort

Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday, a result that leaves the club in 12th place in the Premier League with five points from five games. The draw extends a four-game winless run across all competitions and marks the club's joint-lowest points tally at this stage of a Premier League season since 2014-15. The match saw United fall behind in the 63rd minute due to an own goal by defender Lisandro Martínez. Striker Matheus Cunha secured a point for the visitors with a deflected equalizer in the 89th minute. The result was overshadowed by a scathing post-match analysis from pundit Gary Neville, who singled out the team's defensive effort. Neville described the opening 15 minutes of the second half as the worst he had ever seen from a Manchester United side, calling the players "mannequins" for their lack of effort without the ball. "That first 15 minutes, that second half, Manchester United without the ball, and generally for the first 15 minutes, were an absolute disgrace," Neville stated. "Nowhere near good enough without the ball.